Category Archives: Updates
Be More Awesome!
Stay focused and motivated! You matter! ***This is not my video*** ***Posted to my Vimeo to bypass YouTube Filter at school*** All credits to those below. This video is from SoulPancake on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/soulpancake Written and created by Brad Montague & Robby Novak Kid President believes we’re all teachers and we’re all students. What are […] Continue reading
Kindergarten Fun!
Bam! 2 Weeks in the books, and we are moving! I have had a blast getting into kindergarten classrooms and introducing the COWs and MacBooks. Here are a few items you can use with your class! Take, use, and have fun introducing those little fingers to the track pad! Pixie Sorting Sort by Color Sort […] Continue reading
1st Day of School – Start the Excitement Now!
Hello Teachers! Just letting you know – I will be thinking and envious of you all on the 1st day of school. The first day of school was, by far, one of my most favorite days of the year. I loved pumping kids up for what was going to be an awesome year in the […] Continue reading
Open House! – The Class Set Up.
Many schools around Henrico County had their Open House this afternoon, while the few that are left over are opening their doors tomorrow morning. I have a kindergartner going to school this year, and after many years of preparing a classroom for my students, I get to experience the other side of the table as […] Continue reading
How do I…. Sign Ups and Subscriptions
Welcome Back to School Teachers! With all the meetings and convocation going on, I hope you have had time over the past few days to get into your classrooms to start making them look amazing. With having a new school and many teachers at my other schools asking, I wanted to make a video showing […] Continue reading
List of 170 Online EBooks
Teachers are always looking for new ways to get their students into reading. EBooks have been a hot thing recently, and I ran across a great website! 170 Online EBooks for Young Students Some of these books aren’t your “typical” ebook in the fact that they are books that are being read by actors. That […] Continue reading
Let’s Get TIP-C!
It’s the eve of the Elementary Technology Conference – Let’s Get TIP-C! TIP-C stands for Teaching Innovation Progression Chart. The Teaching Innovation Progression Chart helps provide teachers with a structure for self-reflection and growth. It is designed to encourage conversation around 21st Century learning and assess progress to meet the goal of full integration of […] Continue reading
Get Ready for a Glowing Year!
August 1st has passed, and as many teachers were still vacationing and taking their last little bit of summer sun, I was reporting back to work at 7:00AM. As sad as this was, I was pumped when I walked through door. I was quickly reminded about that same feeling I had as a classroom teacher […] Continue reading
Post to Your Blog From Email!
Teachers are always trying to find new ways to cut down on their work flow. With classroom blogs becoming more of the norm, many teachers are finding it hard to keep up with updating their blog page with everything else they have to do. That being said, it is really easy to write a quick […] Continue reading